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adega.

cellar (collection of wine)

5 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈdɛ.ɡɐ/Brazil/ɐˈdɛ.ɡɐ/Portugal[ɐˈðɛ.ɣɐ]Portugal/ɐˈdɛ.ɡɐ/Portugal, Southern
  1. cellar (collection of wine)

    feminine
  2. bodega

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adega, from earlier abdega, from *abodega, from Latin apothēca, from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”). Cognate with Galician adega. Doublet of apoteca, bodega, botica, and butique.

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